Week 8, 2008

played in Houston, AL

82 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	3	0	7	-	13
Houston Texans	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:29 CIN - Paul Ernster 49 field goal
2Q: 13:31 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 32 field goal
2Q: 03:35 CIN - Paul Ernster 27 field goal
4Q: 06:38 CIN - Reggie Wayne 90 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Paul Ernster extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:29 CIN - Paul Ernster 49 field goal
2Q: 13:31 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 32 field goal
2Q: 03:35 CIN - Paul Ernster 27 field goal
4Q: 06:38 CIN - Reggie Wayne 90 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Paul Ernster extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 3-5 2-5
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 322 382
- Offensive Plays 59 67
- Yards per Play 5.46 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 101 128
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 3.06 5.57
Net Passing Yards 221 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 19 - 0 43 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.50 5.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:06 26:55

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	3-5	2-5
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	322	382
- Offensive Plays	59	67
- Yards per Play	5.46	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	101	128
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	3.06	5.57
Net Passing Yards	221	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 19 - 0	43 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.50	5.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:06	26:55

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	1:55	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	8:37	6:14	OWN 3	12	65	Field Goal
2	13:23	1:14	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	8:47	5:17	OWN 20	9	70	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
3	9:41	4:55	OWN 26	8	30	Punt
3	0:20	5:45	OWN 20	11	46	Punt
4	6:48	0:24	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
4	4:42	2:20	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
4	1:27	0:39	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
1	10:40	2:03	OWN 37	4	12	Punt
1	2:23	4:00	OWN 40	9	45	Field Goal
2	12:09	3:22	OWN 30	8	26	Punt
2	3:30	3:30	OWN 8	9	39	Punt
3	11:43	2:02	OWN 14	4	22	Punt
3	4:46	4:26	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
4	9:35	2:47	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
4	6:24	1:42	OWN 25	5	43	Missed FG
4	2:22	0:55	OWN 31	4	18	Interception
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 18	5	65	Game

Game MVP: Tavaris Jackson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Marshawn Lynch	25	51	2.04	14	2
QB Tavaris Jackson	4	25	6.25	9	0
WR Reggie Wayne	2	12	6.00	13	1
FB Jeremi Johnson	2	13	6.50	8	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	9	46	5.11	15	2
RB Brian Leonard	8	32	4.00	12	1
QB Mark Brunell	5	50	10.00	15	4
WR Chase Lyman	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	24	19	232	2/11	1	90	0	120.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	43	21	262	1/8	0	47	1	58.5

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Wayne	7	8	154	22.00	88	90	1
FB Jeremi Johnson	3	3	16	5.33	7	12	0
TE Chris Cooley	2	3	26	13.00	6	18	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Thomas Brown	2	2	14	7.00	4	7	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Le'Ron McClain	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	4	4	34	8.50	20	16
WR Miles Austin	4	9	68	17.00	11	47
WR Robert Meachem	3	9	69	23.00	10	32
TE Todd Heap	2	3	26	13.00	6	22
TE Matt Kranchick	2	2	5	2.50	3	6
FB Deon Anderson	2	2	19	9.50	2	11
WR Jason Hill	2	2	30	15.00	28	17
TE Billy Miller	1	8	5	5.00	0	5
RB Brian Leonard	1	3	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Justin Miller	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Van Duncan	7	314	44.9	33.9	52	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	7	335	47.9	31.6	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Ernster	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	1/2	0/1	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ethan Ridley	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Kelly	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Hill	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeb Huckeba	9	1	0.0	19	25
CB Justin Miller	6	1	0.5	22	43
CB Quintin Demps	6	0	0.0	22	42
CB Travis Fisher	4	2	0.0	23	44
OLB Brandon Chillar	3	3	0.0	20	34
OLB Sedric Dodge	3	2	0.0	21	36
S Tony George	3	1	0.0	20	31
CB Marlin Jackson	2	1	0.0	14	34
DE Ryan Riddle	2	0	0.0	7	18
OLB Ted Briggs	2	0	0.0	3	11
DT Dusty Dvoracek	1	3	0.5	9	14
ILB Alfred Fincher	1	2	0.0	9	11
DT Jonathan Lewis	1	1	0.0	15	32
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	1	1	0.0	19	28
S Ralph Edelstein	1	1	0.0	4	17
DE Demetrin Veal	0	1	0.0	5	16
CB Kyle Arrington	0	1	0.0	3	7

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chase Blackburn	10	3	0.0	32	24
S Roy Williams	7	2	0.0	32	25
ILB H.B. Blades	7	2	0.0	32	12
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	6	2	0.0	33	26
CB Terence Newman	5	2	0.0	30	24
DE Dave Tollefson	3	3	2.0	29	17
DT Tank Johnson	2	1	0.0	25	9
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	1	0.0	31	19
OLB Ike Reese	2	0	0.0	32	17
CB Patrick Surtain	2	0	0.0	7	19
DE Jimmy Kennedy	2	0	0.0	7	10
S David Young	2	0	0.0	1	11
DE Albert Haynesworth	1	4	0.0	29	25
S Bhawon Jue	1	1	0.0	30	15
OLB Adalius Thomas	1	0	0.0	1	9
WR Robert Meachem	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dusty Dvoracek	0.5	0	1	14
CB Justin Miller	0.5	0	0	43
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	0.0	1	1	28
CB Marlin Jackson	0.0	0	2	34
DT Jonathan Lewis	0.0	0	2	32
OLB Sedric Dodge	0.0	0	1	36
DE Dan Cody	0.0	0	1	24

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Tollefson	2.0	0	0	1	17
DE Albert Haynesworth	0.0	1	0	1	25
CB Patrick Surtain	0.0	1	0	0	19
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Justin Miller	4	0	1	43
S Tony George	3	1	0	31
CB Travis Fisher	3	1	0	44
CB Marlin Jackson	2	1	0	34
CB Quintin Demps	2	1	0	42
OLB Sedric Dodge	2	0	0	36
ILB Jeb Huckeba	2	0	0	25
ILB Alfred Fincher	1	0	0	11
OLB Ted Briggs	1	0	0	11
S Ralph Edelstein	1	0	0	17

Houston	Caught	PPlay
CB Terence Newman	5	24
S Roy Williams	3	25
CB Patrick Surtain	2	19
S David Young	2	11
ILB Chase Blackburn	2	24
OLB Ike Reese	1	17
OLB Adalius Thomas	1	9
DE Jimmy Kennedy	1	10
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1	26
CB Jeremy Bloom	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Kevin Boothe	2	5	33	1	26
T Mike Pollak	1	6	33	1	26
C Taylor Whitley	1	5	33	0	26
TE Alec Finacchiaro	1	2	29	0	11
FB Jeremi Johnson	1	1	28	0	8
C Johnathan Crawford	0	7	33	0	26
G David Baas	0	2	33	0	26
TE Chris Cooley	0	1	10	0	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Biff Tanner	3	6	23	0	44
T Ben Sobieski	2	3	23	0	44
G Damien Buchholz	1	4	23	0	44
T Jammal Brown	1	4	23	0	44
TE Billy Miller	0	1	22	0	39
C Casey Rabach	0	1	23	0	44
FB Deon Anderson	0	1	4	0	4
RB Brian Leonard	0	0	11	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Ridley	1	22
Thomas Brown	1	21
Jeb Huckeba	1	12
Josh Barrett	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Biff Tanner	1	9

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Travis Fisher	---	---	23	44	10	77
C Taylor Whitley	33	26	---	---	9	68
G David Baas	33	26	---	---	9	68
T Kevin Boothe	33	26	---	---	9	68
T Mike Pollak	33	26	---	---	9	68
CB Justin Miller	---	---	22	43	2	67
CB Quintin Demps	---	---	22	42	3	67
WR Reggie Wayne	32	26	---	---	4	62
QB Tavaris Jackson	33	26	---	---	2	61
OLB Sedric Dodge	---	---	21	36	2	59
C Johnathan Crawford	33	26	---	---	---	59
OLB Brandon Chillar	---	---	20	34	3	57
ILB Jeb Huckeba	---	---	19	25	12	56
DT Jonathan Lewis	---	---	15	32	9	56
WR Shaquille Brooks	31	23	---	---	---	54
RB Marshawn Lynch	30	16	---	---	7	53
S Tony George	---	---	20	31	1	52
TE Chris Cooley	10	20	---	---	22	52
CB Marlin Jackson	---	---	14	34	1	49
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	---	---	19	28	1	48
TE Alec Finacchiaro	29	11	---	---	---	40
DE Dan Cody	---	---	14	24	1	39
FB Jeremi Johnson	28	8	---	---	---	36
DE Ryan Riddle	---	---	7	18	8	33
OLB Ted Briggs	---	---	3	11	19	33
WR Thomas Brown	3	9	---	---	21	33
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	15	---	---	14	31
ILB Alfred Fincher	---	---	9	11	10	30
S Ralph Edelstein	---	---	4	17	8	29
DT Dusty Dvoracek	---	---	9	14	---	23
DE Demetrin Veal	---	---	5	16	1	22
RB Ethan Ridley	0	0	---	---	22	22
CB Kyle Arrington	---	---	3	7	12	22
ILB Bryan Kehl	---	---	2	9	1	12
OLB Keith Rivers	---	---	2	8	---	10
C Matt Overton	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Van Duncan	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Paul Ernster	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Le'Ron McClain	0	1	---	---	5	6
CB Josh Barrett	---	---	0	0	5	5
TE Irv Wayne	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Scott Peters	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Adrien Clarke	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Demetrius Fattel	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Salvador Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Elliot Lyon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	33	26	22	81
T Ben Sobieski	23	44	---	---	9	76
G Damien Buchholz	23	44	---	---	9	76
G Biff Tanner	23	44	---	---	9	76
T Jammal Brown	23	44	---	---	9	76
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	32	24	12	68
QB Mark Brunell	23	44	---	---	---	67
C Casey Rabach	23	44	---	---	---	67
S Roy Williams	---	---	32	25	8	65
WR Robert Meachem	22	38	---	---	4	64
TE Billy Miller	22	39	---	---	1	62
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	31	19	10	60
WR Miles Austin	19	34	---	---	4	57
DE Albert Haynesworth	---	---	29	25	2	56
CB Terence Newman	---	---	30	24	2	56
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	10	21	---	---	22	53
OLB Ike Reese	---	---	32	17	2	51
CB Patrick Surtain	---	---	7	19	21	47
S Bhawon Jue	---	---	30	15	2	47
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	29	17	1	47
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	32	12	2	46
WR Chase Lyman	14	26	---	---	---	40
RB Brian Leonard	11	23	---	---	3	37
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	25	9	2	36
WR Jason Hill	5	15	---	---	15	35
TE Matt Kranchick	1	6	---	---	21	28
DT Alan Branch	---	---	9	17	---	26
DE Jimmy Kennedy	---	---	7	10	8	25
S Rogers Beckett	---	---	2	2	14	18
TE Todd Heap	5	12	---	---	---	17
RB Justice Hairston	0	0	---	---	14	14
WR Malcolm Kelly	0	0	---	---	13	13
S David Young	---	---	1	11	---	12
OLB Adalius Thomas	---	---	1	9	---	10
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
FB Deon Anderson	4	4	---	---	---	8
K Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Davone Bess	2	2	---	---	---	4
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	0	4	---	4
ILB Kendyll Pope	---	---	1	1	1	3
QB Kurt Warner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cornell Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Marvin Philip	0	0	---	---	---	0
T James Marten	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	10	36	3.6
Right	14	32	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	19	107	5.6
Right	3	21	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	24	19	2	0	2	0	1	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	43	21	4	2	5	4	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	150	15.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	58	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	58	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	103	12.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Wayne	8	7	1	154	2	26
FB Jeremi Johnson	3	3	0	16	0	8
TE Chris Cooley	3	2	0	26	0	20
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	2	0	4	0	15
WR Shaquille Brooks	2	1	1	5	0	23
RB Marshawn Lynch	2	1	0	0	0	16
WR Thomas Brown	2	2	0	14	0	9
WR Le'Ron McClain	1	1	0	13	0	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Austin	9	4	1	68	1	34
WR Robert Meachem	9	3	0	69	2	38
TE Billy Miller	8	1	4	5	0	39
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	4	4	0	34	0	21
TE Todd Heap	3	2	0	26	1	12
RB Brian Leonard	3	1	0	6	0	23
TE Matt Kranchick	2	2	0	5	0	6
FB Deon Anderson	2	2	0	19	0	4
WR Jason Hill	2	2	0	30	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Wayne	1	-1	-1.00	6.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	3	1	8	2.67	6.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Billy Miller	1	0	0	0.00	0.63
WR Miles Austin	1	1	8	8.00	7.56
RB Brian Leonard	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marshawn Lynch	4	1
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mark Brunell	1	0
RB Brian Leonard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	8	6	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Wayne	4	3	1
FB Jeremi Johnson	1	1	1
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	1	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	1	0	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miles Austin	4	1	1
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	3	3	2
WR Robert Meachem	3	1	1
TE Billy Miller	2	0	0
TE Todd Heap	1	1	0
TE Matt Kranchick	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)